Brendan Rodgers: Liverpool FC dont need a defensive coach Not even the world’s greatest legal minds could make a case for Liverpool’s defence at present. The fallout from the Reds’ Champions League hiding at the hands of Real Madrid may have been dominated by a misfiring striker who foolishly embarked on some half-time shirt swapping. But Brendan Rodgers knows that his side’s current problems run much deeper than Mario Balotelli. Asked about the dangers of the Italian frontman being made a scapegoat for the club’s underwhelming form, he quipped: “Was he playing centre-half?” There was no shame in losing to Carlo Ancelotti’s star-studded line up but it was the manner in which defeat was inflicted which was so tough for supporters to stomach. Aside from Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning opener, Liverpool weren’t carved apart by Real’s attacking brilliance. Instead the Spaniards simply cashed in on the Reds’ glaring defensive frailties as Karim Benzema twice punished some woeful marking. It’s a habit Liverpool seem unable to kick. Last season problems at the back were largely papered over by the club’s array of firepower. But with Luis Suarez gone and Daniel Sturridge on the treatment table, the goals have dried up and there is no hiding place for their porous rearguard. In [...] liverpoolinnews/brendan-rodgers-liverpool-fc-dont-need-a-defensive-coach/
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 23:30:35 +0000
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